stage. cnn s melissa bell shows us how. reporter: with a cheer paris had won its bid, 100 years after the olympics first came to the city of light, they get it back. translator: a city that managed to transform itself, overcome the challenges of the century, i m thinking, of course, of the environmental challenges. re reporter: with an opening ceremony like no other, held not in a stadium for the first time ever, but on a river. what the opening ceremony will allow is not just more than 10,000 athletes to make their way down this extraordinary waterway, it will also, say the organizers, allow more people to watch it than any other opening ceremony in history. they expect some 600,000 people to be able to watch from the banks of the seine, for the athletes as well, the seine, as seen, is expected to provide an unforgettable experience.
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you re seeing that footage reportedly shows ukrainian clearing russian positions near bakhmut, kyiv is continuing to push port and south of that city, but it says the situation is very tense as russians fight for every centimeter of territory. meanwhile, the u.s. secretary of state says russia is reaching out to north korea to trd prop up its operations in ukraine. selma abdul aziz joins us as we continue to track developments. these ones in the last few hours, we just talked about how ukraine s counteroffensive is grinding on. the secretary of state was blunt about how far and wide russia is now searching for its weapons of war. what more did he say? reporter: there was a russian delegation that included russian defense minister sergei shoigu on a visit a couple of days ago in pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of the korean war, north korea has of course sided
within seven seconds of stepping outside. i m not i m not joking. and then also, like, you know, as soon as i m on the subway platform it s it gets really ugly, really messy. reporter: public cooling stations set up throughout the country, power companies urging customers to conserve energy. power grids everywhere, under pressure. we recommend setting your air conditioner units to 78 degrees, or the lowest of the cool settings. remembering, that it s all about maintaining your comfort, while also ensuring energy consumption for the entire city. reporter: while summer and heat go together, the climate change service calculates july will be the world s hottest month on record ever. so, the good news is, in places like new york and much of the u.s., the temperatures are going to come down in the days ahead, the bad news is, we re all going to have to live with more extreme weather in the days ahead. back to you. and our thanks to miguel
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